Assignment Task:
In previous weeks, you developed research questions for your Doctoral Study Prospectus Form. The next step in developing your Prospectus Form is selecting a suitable data set. To determine an appropriate data set, there are a number of questions that you will need to consider. For example, is your research question on a global scale, or will you focus on a local community? Are you focusing on a single hospital or a hospital system?
Are you looking at the Medicare population within a state, or comparing states? Do you have command of the language used in the data set? Are the data current enough or old enough for your needs? In this week's Learning Resources, reminds us of some of the ethical sensitivities that arise with secondary data sources. For this Discussion, you will research secondary data sources, select a secondary quantitative data set from these data sources to answer your research question, and explain the rationale behind your selection.